When, How & Why prepare Gantt Charts

Quite some time I am not sharing personal content in the posts right?, Yup. I was quite busy and held up with many assignments so not able to concentrate much here. However, as you all know I am relocated from Bangalore (Karnataka) to Gudibanda (Andhra) for short period off-course; the climate here is very cool in the morning and very hot after 10AM till 4:30PM. Surrounding my village many fields are there where the farmers cultivate paddy as their first choice and then proceeds with Ragi, Pomegranate, Banana, Tender Coconut, Beatle Nut, Corn and few vegetables.

The climate here is very good when compared to cities because there is no traffic so there won't be much pollution, no much crowd so there is no much noise and so on... Finally, every individual will have their own opinions depends on where they like to stay. Anyhow, I am enjoying as much as Bangalore here.

Coming to the topic of the day: When, How and Why prepare Gantt Charts?

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FLASH BACK:

Gantt chart is a type of Bar chart developed by Henry Gantt in the 1910's. To know more click here on Gantt Chart. This post gives the description of the Gantt chart but in the next post we will see how to prepare Gantt Chart.

WHEN: When do we use Gantt Chart.

Gantt charts are used when we have a project planning in hand which includes estimated start dateand end date virsus actual start date and end date using Bar graph illustration.

HOW: How to use Gantt Chart.

Gantt Charts can be used for project planning. We will have four columns in which first column heads with Event Names, second column heads with Estimate IN time and OUT time, the third column heads with Actual IN time and OUT time and final column (fourth) heads with the number of days it took to complete each event.

Now, enter the estimated start date and end dates for each event and then the project get started and enter the column with Actual start date and end dates. These dates are mapped with Gantt chart to display it in pictorial representation.

WHY: Why to use Gantt Chart.

By now, we will be clear why we use Gantt charts, right? We use it to track the project plan to complete it in-time. Time matters a lot while working on corporate projects. This chart is basically used by Project Management teams.

ADVANTAGES OF GANTT CHART:

Avoid Project Completion Confusion

Keeping Everyone on a Same Page

Understand Task Relationships

Effective Resource Allocation

Get a Handle on the Future

DID YOU USE GANTT CHART?

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